| 词条 | Bill Boswell |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Bill Boswell | honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OBE}} | image = | image_size = | caption = | office1 = Secretary of the Department of National Development | term_start1 = 1965 | term_end1 = 1969 | birth_name = Robert William McGregor Boswell | birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|09|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Carlton, Melbourne | death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|02|17|1911|09|30|df=y}} | death_place = Lucas Heights, Sydney | occupation = Public servant | years_active = | nationality = {{flagicon|Australia}} Australian | website = | parents = | siblings = | spouse = | alma_mater = University of Melbourne | children = }} Robert William McGregor "Bill" Boswell {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OBE}} (30 September 1911{{spaced endash}}17 February 1976) was a senior Australian public servant. He was best known for his time as Secretary of the Department of National Development. Life and careerBill Boswell was born on 30 September 1911 in Carlton, Melbourne.[1] From 1958, Boswell was Director of the Weapons Research Establishment at Salisbury in South Australia.[2] Between 1965 and 1969, Boswell was the Secretary of the Department of National Development.[3] Boswell died in Lucas Heights, Sydney on 17 February 1976.[1] AwardsWhile a research scholar at University of Melbourne, Boswell worked in a team of four using radio direction-finding to trace the movement of thunderstorms associated with cold fronts crossing the southern part of Australia, and for his work was awarded a Fred Knight scholarship.[1] Boswell was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in May 1956 for his role in guided weapons development.[4] References1. ^1 2 {{citation|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/boswell-robert-william-mcgregor-9547|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927115611/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/boswell-robert-william-mcgregor-9547|archivedate=27 September 2014|title=Boswell, Robert William McGregor (1911–1976)|first=T.F.C.|last=Lawrence|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=Australian National University|deadurl=no}} {{s-start}}{{s-gov}}{{s-bef|before=Harold Raggatt}}{{s-ttl|title=Secretary of the Department of National Development|years=1965 – 1969}}{{s-aft|after=Lloyd Bott}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Boswell, Bill}}{{Australia-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105826406|title=The man who made it all possible|page=2|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=1 February 1965}} 3. ^{{citation|title=CA 56: Department of National Development [I], Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+56|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=27 September 2014}} 4. ^{{citation|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1109876&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927115820/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1109876&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedate=27 September 2014|title=Search Australian Honours: BOSWELL, Robert William McGregor|publisher=Australian Government|work=itsanhonour.gov.au}} 5 : 1911 births|1976 deaths|Australian public servants|Officers of the Order of the British Empire|University of Melbourne alumni |
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